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PNG had 3rd and 31 - Nail with a huge one-handed catch to make it 4th and 2. Have to think PNG will go for it.

Refs seem to be letting the FBM crowd decide which penalties to call.

Facemask call waived off by refs.

Facemask against FBM.

TD FBM.

FBM's first play from scrimmage is about a 50-yd run. First down at the 19.

Tie game. 14-14.

Bost with a huge 31-yard TD run. He is playing lights out tonight.

Pierson just dropped a perfect pass into the endzone (it was contested, in double coverage).

PNG burning up a lot of clock on the first drive of the 3rd quarter. They've taken half the quarter, just moving methodically down the field. Marshall is looking frustrated.

Yep. Both teams managed to simultaneously run an offensive clinic and a defensive not-clinic.

In what year? The last time PNG beat Crosby was 2017, in the first round

A real nail biter for Crosby tonight

Yeah, they are getting to the secondary a lot too.

Could it be, despite all our struggles in district, PNG’s defensive line is the best FBM has seen since district started? The D line actually looks pretty good so far.

They do

Wow

A tall order

FBM doesn’t look as invincible as they have in past years. Even with Roschon, we couldn’t move the ball at all in 2018 against them.

FBM has a couple linemen that look to be about 6’5”

PNG moving the ball! And they haven’t given up any huge runs

Agreed. Nothing to lose. You can't play a normal game against a team where your normal game isn't going to cut it. So go full Harlem Globetrotters. Onside kicks, fake punts, 4th down attempts, you name it.

Only his senior year - Vidor had him for three years, I think, and both PNG and Nederland handled him fine. His senior year also coincided with PNG having one of its worst teams in the past 20 years. Vidor's offense is only truly effective against a team that never faces that kind of offense (like Vidor beating PAM in 2016).

Right - It's an important note. No one in this district is beating FBM, so our district race was just a contest to see who gets beaten by them sooner. That being said, good luck to all in our district who might face them.

I don't know if I buy into what seems to be the general consensus that Nederland has had less talent than PNG over the last decade or so. Nederland has been good, and, at times, very good (the only 5a team in the area apart from Crosby to see the 4th round of the playoffs in the last 15 years or so, and maybe longer - Though I admit ignorance as to whether Texas City has been that far in that time). PNG really only has had Roschon Johnson as far as true next-level players, with Jeremiah Rose, Brennan Doty, Adam Morse, Jayce Nelson, Keynel Mczeal, and another receiver whose name I forgot being far inferior standouts. The rest of the disparity, if any, between PNG and Nederland players either comes down to coaching (which I think most would argue is at-best even or at-worst favors Nederland) and marginal and hard-to-prove differences in talent (which, based on the records, still favored Nederland). Nederland has had a dominant offensive line for most of the last ten years, a consistently competent offense, one of the best secondaries in the area, and consistently strong runningback play. And, Nederland can usually find a kicker who can hit a field goal from more than 20 yards, which seems to have been a problem for PNG over the last decade. Not to mention Nederland had Sage Seay and a bunch of others that I couldn't name since I don't follow Nederland as closely -- the point being the cupboard hasn't been bare for Nederland, especially if PNG is the comparison. Both teams have enjoyed a very consistent decade, with a mostly low ceiling, but moments of high performance and win-loss records that most coaches and teams would certainly envy. I think just the fact that there are so few blowouts in the rivalry, especially as of late, shows a pretty even talent distribution.